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Calgary Stampede unveils design of $500M BMO Centre expansion
via Global News By Melissa Gilligan The Calgary Stampede has unveiled the winning design for the new BMO Centre expansion in the city’s downtown core. Design firms Stantec, Populous and S2 Architecture were selected to work on the project and have spent the last year creating the design, which was revealed on Wednesday. In a news release, the Calgary Stampede and development partner Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) said the $500-million project encompasses more than one million square feet of total floor space, including 350,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space, and more than double its current rentable area. “The innovative design unveiled today — its...
Why Calgary’s mayor says spending billions on infrastructure is more crucial than ever given economic woes
via CBC News By Scott Dippel ‘Many would argue that the building of the convention centre … is actually by pure luck perfect timing’ Calgary’s mayor has been saying for the past couple of months that his city has been hit harder than any other metropolis in Canada. Its people have been coping with a pandemic, the economic fallout of COVID-19 and a global oil price crash, due to a spat between OPEC and Russia. But Naheed Nenshi insists the city must push ahead with the core of its economic strategies. That includes getting on with building the Green Line...
AAA Elects Three New Council Members
Media Release AAA Elects Three New Council Members New Council members elected from eight candidates in annual election Edmonton, AB 05/29/2020 – Members of the Alberta Association of Architects (AAA) recently elected Council members from a slate of eight candidates to fill three vacant seats on the AAA Council. Greg Beck, Architect, AAA was re-elected, while Tiffany Whitnack, Architect, AAA and Barry Johns, Architect, AAA were elected to new terms on Council. Tiffany became a registered architect in 2016 and brings significant board experience to her new role. Barry is a Life Member and long-serving volunteer with the AAA....
Some councillors propose delaying Green Line’s Bow River crossing as long public hearing begins
via The Calgary Herald By Chris Varcoe A group of councillors is floating the idea of rethinking plans to build the Green Line north of the Bow River as city council heads toward a final decision on the $4.9-billion transit project. Council’s Green Line committee started a lengthy public hearing Monday, with Calgarians calling in to give input on the LRT extension’s new alignment through the core. The meeting continued into the evening and councillors planned to reconvene Tuesday morning. Councillors Jeff Davison, Jyoti Gondek, Ward Sutherland and Peter Demong issued a joint statement Monday saying they back a plan for “one good line,”...
ACSA Board Representatives
CCA is excited to announce that Joanne Foster, EllisDon, has been selected as one of the Calgary Construction Association board representatives on the Alberta Construction Safety Association board of directors. Dwayne Wallace, United Supreme Group, is also a CCA board representative. The ACSA Board of Directors is comprised of various construction associations and trade contractor associations. Provision has been made for representation on the Board from employers who are not involved in associations, as well as for worker representation.
City Construction Crews Work on Building the Future
via The Calgary Herald By David Parker The Calgary Construction Association has been doing a great job ensuring crews have kept working during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they continue to change the face of the city. The biggest project, and hardest to understand as you drive by, is the massive interchange work well underway at the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway and Stoney Trail N.W. It looks like total confusion to those that just get glimpses of big yellow machines and partially built bridge abutments. But when completed — providing the directional signs give easily understood information — no doubt...